COMING EVENTS
JULY 15-20— Texas A&M will hold its seventh annual HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTROL SCHOOL FOR FIREFIGHTERS and its 24th annual SPANISH FIRE SCHOOL FOR FIREFIGHTERS in college Station, Texas. For more information, contact Fire Protection Training Division, Texas Engineering Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843-8000, or call (409) 845-7641.
JULY 19-22 —The GREAT AMERICAN FIREHOUSE EXPO will be held by Firehouse magazine in Baltimore, Maryland. For more information, contact Barbara Schubnel, Firehouse ‘Communications, 210 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797, or call (516) 4968000.
JULY 24 —The workshop WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS: HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE will be held in Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts by the Environmental Protection Agency at no cost. For more information, contact the EPA workshop coordinator at (800) 783-2372.
JULY 25-The workshop QUALITY CONTROL OF RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER INSTALLATIONS TO ENSURE RELIABILITY win be held in Oakland, California by the USFA. Presentations focus on plan preparation and review, installation, final inspection and approval, maintenance, &and accountability and liability. For more information, contact Eva Claudio, Operation Life Safety’, 1329 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, or call (202) 833-3420.
JULY 28-29 The annual fund-raising CANOE .RACE AND PICNIC will be held by the Mammoth Lakes (CA) Fire Department. The event is open to the public. Featured are games, and fire engine rides for the .kids. For more information, call (619) 9342300.
JULY 29-AU6UST — The 28th annual industrial TEXAS FIREMEN’S TRAINING SCHOOL win be held in College Station, Texas. For more information, contact Fire Protection Training Division, Texas Engineering Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843-8000, or call (409) 845-7641.
AUGUST 10-12—The NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY MICHIGAN WEEKEND will be held by the Michigan State Firemen’s Association in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Topics include preparing for incident command, tactical operations for company officers, public fire education planning, incident command system, and leadership. For more information, contact Michigan State Firemen’s Association, P.O. Box 405, Swartz Creek, MI 48473.
AUGUST 10-13—The 1990 SEMINAR/CON- FERENCE of the American Civil Defense Association and Doctors for Disaster Preparedness will be held in Northbrook, Illinois. Featured are presentations by strategic defense analysts, survival proponents, medical authorities, nuclear research experts, and advocates of national security. For more information, contact Janice Tyliczka, TACDA/DDP Seminar/Conference, P.O. Box 1057, Starke, FL 32091, or call (904) 964-5397.
AUGUST 18-22rhe INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS ANNUAL SHOW will be held in Orlando, Florida. For more information, contact Bruce Miracle, IAFC, 1329 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, or call (202) 833*3420.
AUGUST 24-26 —PARASC0PE ’90, sponsored by Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services, Department of Fire and Rescue Services, will be held in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information, contact Lt. Willa K. Little, Montgomery County Department of Fire & Rescue Services, Public Services Training Academy, 10025 Darnestown Road, Rockville, MD 20850, or call (301) 4248451.
SEPTEMBER 9-13—The WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT DIVISION’S ANNUAL WORKSHOP will be held in Ellensburg. Washington. Topics include computer literacy, diesel and gas engine repair, transmission repair, aerial ladder testing, hydraulics, pump overhaul/ theory, welding, and brakes. For more information, contact Frank Moffat at (206) 8826511.
SEPTEMBER 14-15—The VEHICLE EXTRICATION AND EXPOSITION ’90 win be held in Everett, Massachusetts. Topics include patient handling, hand and hydraulic tool use, scene safety, and Incident Command System. Rescue tool companies will demonstrate extrication equipment and techniques. For more information, contact Metro Incorporated, 71 Shute Street, Everett, MA 021491737, or call (617) 381-0036.
SEPTEMBER 20-23 — The ninth annual AMERICAN FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION will be held in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Featured are fire sprinkler industry products nd services. For more information, contact Pat Moorehead at (214) 349-5965.
OCTOBER 25-26—The 28th annual GREATER CINCINNATI REGIONAL ARSON AND FIRE INVESTIGATORS SEMINAR will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, contact Greater Cincinnati Regional Arson and Fire Investigators Seminar, P.O. Box 75067, Cincinnati, OH 45275, or call (606) 727-2279.
